Collaborative Innovation and the Pull Economy by John Seely Brown. Excellent talk that touches on ecosystems, practices of reciprocity for network building, and the notion of knowledge flow rather than stock.
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Excited about my new ride to work, an Electra Townie 8i. And just in time for California Bike to Work Day!
I finally acquired a vintage Airstream land yacht. She’s in great shape, and it’s been an exciting and busy few days learning all the systems. This shot was from our shakedown trip to the dunes of a local beach campground. More to come.
Paul Valéry, whose notebooks inspired the name of this (my former) weblog (photo source).
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Inspire
More grid fun over at brianmcbreen.com.
The model I built of the Nike Missile Site near San Francisco. Not.
US Marine Raiders on Bougainville in 1944 (source).
Despite living without TV for years now, I’m eagerly awaiting HBO’s The Pacific. I find that studying history, and being reminded of what these men went through, can really bring perspective to the “problems” of daily life.
“Top Secret – Bigot” maps from the D-Day invasion available for sale and in high resolution for download. The term “Bigot” denoted a special, compartmentalized clearance for the Normandy operation. Those with this clearance were “bigoted”.
I’m still on the lookout for the Bigot map depicting the overall plan, similar to this one.
